Atlan engineers banned from coding

21-Apr-2026

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Atlan, a metadata management company, is transitioning to an autonomous organization by having employees teach AI to perform tasks instead of doing them directly. Engineers, marketing, sales, and customer success teams are shifting from executing work to guiding and training AI systems. 

Founder Prukalpa Sankar emphasizes moving beyond AI as a productivity tool to AI-driven execution, with humans focusing on thinking, teaching, and governance. This approach aims to enhance human capabilities, enabling workers to become 'superhumans' through AI collaboration.